Nikkia Austin returned to her home in the Letson Farms subdivision Tuesday night to find her son's Christmas presents had been stolen from beneath the family Christmas tree, said Chief Deputy Randy Christian.

Austin is a full-time college student and doesn't know how she can afford to replace the gifts. Today is her birthday.

As news of the crime spread Wednesday, people began offering to help replace the stolen gifts, Christian said. A school bus driver from Austin's neighborhood even dropped off a gift this morning.